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to a paper in the 14th volume of the Archaiologia, relative 
to the names of some birds formerly found in this country. 
A very antient and original charter granted by an earl of 
Buchan to the family of Gartshore of Gartshore, ances- 
tors of the present Dr. Garthshore, was read. This char- 
ter, like most of those given in former times, had no date ; 
but from the name of the earl of Buchan, and other col- 
lateral circumstances, it appeared not to be of a later date 
than 1250, and was probably granted during the reign of 
Alexander the First or Second. In sir John Sinclair’s Sta- 
tistical Account of Scotland it is observed, that the laird- 
ship or manor of Gartshere has continued in the same 
family more than six centuries, and this charter confirms 
the fact. It is a curious, and certainly amoug the most an- 
tient documents of former times. 
Jan. 15. The Rev. Dr. Hamilton in the chair. Mr. Jack- 
son presented the society with some specimens of antique 
marble belonging to the churches of Florence. He was un- 
able to give any account in what provinces these marbles 
were found. 
Jan. 22. The earl of Leicester, president, in the chair. 
The indefatigable Mr. Lysons communicated some more 
of the records in the Tower. 
ORIGINAL VACCINE INSTITUTION, 
Broad Street, Golden Square. 
A meeting of the members of the Vaccine Club was 
held on the 4th of December, at the British Coffee-house, 
W. Devaynes, Esq. M. P. vice-president, in the chair. After 
the minutes of the proceedings of the institution since the 
former meeting were read, it was determined that the most 
important part of the investigation of the cow-pock for the 
public at present is, the ascertaining the proportional num- 
ber of cases of small-pox amongst those who have been ino- 
culated for the cow-pock. It appeared, that in the practice 
of this institution the proportion was a little more than one 
case out of each thousand inoculated since the commence- 
ment of this establishment. These cases it was requested 
might be well considered, to discover whether or no they 
could 
